Lamp



June 24, 1930. 'o. c. RITZ WOLLYER*` LAMP original Filed July 1s, 192s 1NVFNToR,- reim, M,

A TTORNEYS.

Patented June '7234,

LAMP 7' Original application filed July 13,1925, Serial No. 43,105. :Dividedk and v v 1,1926. Serial No. 91,359.

This invention relates to lampsV and particularly to the mountingv ofy the electrical contact members in devices such vas taillights," stop lights, etc., for Vautomobiles or the like.

v'lhis'application is a'divisionvof my ap-v l plication Serial l`*l0."4? ,105,l 4filed July V'13,

`1925,'-Which'has resulted inPatent Number 1,682,948, datedSeptember il; 1928.

The principal objects'of the present inI-.v

' Vvention are-' f To provide a construction by-the use of which "a light bulb vor bulbs'can be'replaced easily Iand quickly Without-'danger ofvbreak.- y

ing the bulb; l i Il n I l To'mountan electrical contact member in such manner that-it {may-"serve efficiently to secure va llamp bulb removably in' vits supporting socket Toprovide a mounting /vvhereinthe con` tact lmember is held against accidental vdis'- readily and easilyreplaced; Y

Toeificiently and simply insulate theconn' appended claim. f

placement With respect, tolits Alamp engag-` ing position; y 'f Y l To provide a construction and arrange4 5 ment wherein the contact memberl and insulating elements of the device may be tact member from the casing on whichv it is mountedg and To improve devices,v of Vthis type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. Y

The preferred means by which the several objects of the invention are accomplished,

arevillustrated in the accompanying draw-y ing and hereinafter specifically described.'

l/Vhat I believe to be newfand desirey to secure by Letters'Patent is set forth in the Referringto the drawing Fig.y l is a sectional elevation of a lamp embodying theinventiOn, being substan-y tially a section taken on linefl-l of Fig.

ber andassociated insulating'elements, illustratingthe manner of mounting the'same in the casinglof the device; l

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary secof screws 311? passing throughholes inthe Fig. 2 is a face view'of the contact mem-v kkpl'oyed...l i y,

the. inner facel of the `Wallv 1 y 14e-is a; sheet 20- of liber orother .suitable 'insulating matriel, i111 front-oflwhich there this application. vfiled. .March tional plan vievwtaken as indicated vline 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

.Fig 4 is an enlarged perspectiveof` one ofy theinsulating elements.'

fin the 'illustrativeembodiment, 'the in vention is shown asv applied to *combina-"1 tion tailand stop lightfor automobiles'and.' `V

the; likeffemploying a plurality of. electric light bulbs.' 10 Vsuitably mounted Within v Y feos;

two-part housing. or casing comprising a member. llprovided at itsl front face'fvvith4 Y suitably colored glass lensesj12 and a mem'- ber 13Y tothe rear vvallplt of Which suitable Y supporting means 15 f are connected for.

mounting the. device on the chassisy of all;

automobile ,or the like. l tion shown the -tvvocasingfmembers 11 and `v 13 are detacli'ably securedtogetherbymeans central bar of .themember 11 rkandsecured casing member Y mounted in position by means Aof brackets` 11c carried by aring 11d.V ltted v'Within thek [7o. yby threads'in the brackets 11" carried'by the;

The 1, ybulbs ,10 ar lso:Y touconduc't currentgtheret and t'secu're the said bulbs removably/Within their 'respective sockets.. {Thecontact memberslmayfibe'l connected'to any suitable source Vof electricalt 1855..

energy by means'Ofthe/Wires 18 secured to .fabel/binding lposts /19 ofvthe respective contact members, 16, thecircuitv through..y

the bulbs lObeiIlg completed bythe metallic"` lframe-Work bywhich thebulbs are mounted ,eea

in;v position, theY contactsv 17%l of; the bulbs being 'in'ele'ctrical engagement with such framework. g

16 v andk their respective circuitsv fromv .the housing, 11,' theV following 1' illustrative con- @To properly'insulate'lthe struction and arrangement-may 'be-v emf,

acent to In the construe-Q` is a block or disk 21 of suitable insulating material on the rear face of which the contact membersAV 16 are mounted,V the Wires 18 being insulated from the housingm'ember Y V13 by a 4ber bushing 22v extending through suitable,LIV aligned f openings in the Wall 14e and thesheetjQO. Y Y.

-To insure against accidentaldisplacement of the oontactlmembers '16 With* respecti to m" their bulb engagingp'ositions,"theblockl Y vmay be provided 'vvith; suitably formedV de-` presslons or recesses 23' adapted to receiveV 'the-adjacent ends-vof they contactmembers V165; and Y'With apertures 24 positionedffor properalignment With apertures in the contaetf' lmembersE to receive the" binding posts 19 therethrough. i The *block 21' may besprovided'Witliigsuitably positioned5 apertures '25 adapted toireceivefbolts 26" for securingithe l20a said. block? and contant; members frigi'dly on the 'Wall-of .the casinggmember '13.' V-Vl'ien the eontactj members 16j areZ secured the Vre- 'oesse's23 off'the bloolrQglfby theb'inding posts 119, theyf are held" against' oscillatorynuovevr- 625?, ment-'With respect'to? said -blookiandpare thereby reta-in'ediv in? bulbV engagingA position. The binding'pestsf19`fare provided `Wit-h l headsjfQZ' which Vare-1-heldf'` securely clamped betvveeirvthe'sheetfQO and -bloclr4 Qflf bythev 36e-bolts v26;:rthusr-holdingV the contact members l against? displacement WithA respeotf'tothe comefloos'e onr'the binding posts,` thereby plo` e vidingi@additional` means for maintaining-V 35 thefcontact'imembers'fagams't'accidental dlsy placement' With respect to' their bulb engag` ingftpositionspthe@nuts of thei binding posts acting. primarily' as'VV the means 1 forV securing the'wires 18 to theposts.` Y

description,`v lthat-fthe :present invention 4pro-V l i videsl a construction andarrangement Where- Y 1n itheicontaot memberfse'rves to'securealampv Y. lbulb `:removably -in'iits supporting socket andiA l 45.8 Whereinztheas'aid member 'is L'held effectually-V against.accidentalldisplacementg with vrespect Y n willY be apparent, from the foregoing `to operative position With respect( to the bulbs. er Y A `My invention is not to be limited to the detailed construction and arrangement r shown and described, except as the claim is specifically i"sox limited,' itf being; understood that-#changes may;` Well be' inzthe conf .struction Without departing from the princisulating.l mate-rial engagingfthe lfront'V face combinationL a me-V of said.' bushing-f*and` having an opening` Y therethrough in registryl With-ftheilopening through the-1bushing,` securing'devices passing through saidsheet of insulating material and said rear Wall portion ofthe easing for holding saidparts'securely together and serving v to hold said' :bushing in f position av Contact arm extending y'from onelsideaof said-V block Within the casing, a bolt for; securing said Contact arm onf said block .andA` having 1 Y its head located Vbetvveensaid sheet 'ofin-Y sulating material and saidfblock-,Yfandrmeans on the front end of said bolt for tightening e the bolt in position/and for securingthereto loo a lead-in Wire extending-inwardlythrough saidrbushing` Y Y Y e Y* OLIVER C. RITZ `WOLLER.vk Y

' `to#itslampfengaging!position; The inven'-VV i [tion 'also provides-1improvedmeans fon-1in-V ,V Sulating'fth conta-eti member fromthecasing'- w'inl'which it isifmo'unted,LV and2 contributes Arto" v the'aease andi-'simplicity vvith Ywhich freplacef' ments'o'the Lvarijous'felements `mfaylbe made.' I Bytheuse of 'my improved 'construction@theV f-Zoperation 'of changing: la flightbulb" can lbe Y feEc-ted quickly 'andfeasilyawithout fdangeroff breakage. Inasmu'ch asthe bulbs are s'u`p=v Vported by thercasingmember 11 constituting y one) unit, While thefcontact f arms 6 are.T sup portedV bythecasing memberf4 13 'constituting l another unit, access icantbe: hadvr to the'lbulbs for'VY 1 changingA them veryVl A`advantageously upon the removal of the screws 11a andithe i separation of the v`tvvor casing members..V

Uponreplacement of the f casing members,

i' the'contaetarmsare "automatically," brought?y l Y 

